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This has been my experience with spyres. I’ve had a few long, bumpy and steep descents recently that have left me with pretty sore hands from clamping down as hard as I can, while being shaken about. It’s just the cost of upgrading to hydro that puts me off. I was even considering those cheap zoom cable actuated hydro brakes to see if they’re any better.
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yeah thats the version I had. Great bike.
However I realised I have access to a Zyro account and can get Niner on trade, which is very very tempting!
AlexD
Josh
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@Josh Seeing as mine is an early one, QR, post-mount, only mudguard mounts and nothing else, I had been tempted to move on rather than upgrade it, get something new. But ultimately I decided to stick with it because it really is a good bike and on balance nothing else really grabbed my attention.
@AlexD I never got on with my Spyres. I had them set up with good rotors, Swisstop pads, Jagwire compressionless housing and with very careful setup they'd be ok for a few rides. But soon after with any pad wear at all they'd just lose that perfect set up and be shit again. They alway's needed a lot of effort at the lever to get them to stop, a proper death grip. As for this GRX/SLX combo, I wouldn't say they're any more powerful at the limit- both stop the bike all the same - but it's effortless in comparison to the Spyres.